LA SITUACIÓN DE SOLEDAD EN LAS PERSONAS MAYORES EN ESPAÑA
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2022-04-04
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Jaén: Universidad de Jaén
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[ES] La situación de soledad en las personas mayores se ha convertido en un problema social de gran relevancia, debido al aumento de la esperanza de vida y descenso de la tasa de natalidad. Pese a que esta
situación puede afectar en cualquier momento del ciclo vital, se acentúa en la última etapa, la vejez, generando diversas consecuencias negativas para este colectivo. Por ello, el objetivo general del presente
trabajo es conocer y analizar la situación de soledad en las personas mayores. Para lograrlo, se ha realizado una revisión bibliográfica sistemática, centrada en conocer la situación de soledad en las personas mayores en España, obteniendo como resultados ocho producciones científicas, consideradas la fuente principal de la que se extrae la información relevante para la investigación. Como conclusión, resaltar la importancia de reducir la estigmatización de la soledad, visibilizando esta problemática e inculcando conocimientos sobre ésta, tanto a profesionales como a la sociedad en su conjunto.
[EN] Loneliness among elderly people has become a relevant social problem due to the increase of life expectancy and the birth rate’s fall. Although this situation may affect at any time during the life cycle, it increases during the last state, bringing negative consequences to the elderly group. For that reason, the main objective of that work is to analyze the effect of loneliness among these people. It has been made a systematic bibliographical revision in order to achieve it, having as a result, eight different scientific productions considered to be the principal source of information for this investigation. As a conclusion, it is important to highlight the importance of reducing loneliness’ stigmatization so that this problem becomes visible. Thanks to visibility, professionals as well as society in general would have the necessary knowledge to afford this situation.
[EN] Loneliness among elderly people has become a relevant social problem due to the increase of life expectancy and the birth rate’s fall. Although this situation may affect at any time during the life cycle, it increases during the last state, bringing negative consequences to the elderly group. For that reason, the main objective of that work is to analyze the effect of loneliness among these people. It has been made a systematic bibliographical revision in order to achieve it, having as a result, eight different scientific productions considered to be the principal source of information for this investigation. As a conclusion, it is important to highlight the importance of reducing loneliness’ stigmatization so that this problem becomes visible. Thanks to visibility, professionals as well as society in general would have the necessary knowledge to afford this situation.